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You don’t need 17 ab exercises. You don’t need 500 crunches. You don’t need to “confuse the core.” Cable crunches + leg raises are enough to build thick, defined abs. Then comes the boring part: Get lean enough to see them. Add weight. Add reps. Progress. Abs are muscles. Stop training them like a punishment.

You don’t need 17 ab exercises. You don’t need 500 crunches. You don’t need to “confuse the core.” Cable crunches + leg raises are enough to build thick, defined abs. Then comes the boring part: Get lean enough to see them. Add weight. Add reps. Progress. Abs are muscles. Stop training them like a punishment.

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Why are more men not doing hip thrusts? Why won't you train the single largest muscle in the human body by mass and volume?

Why are more men not doing hip thrusts? Why won't you train the single largest muscle in the human body by mass and volume?

1,759,671 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat

Want a thicker upper back? High rows. Not with your ego. Not with your lower back. Not by yanking the handles. Drive the elbows back, squeeze hard, and own the stretch. Simple movement. Brutal when done properly.

Want a thicker upper back? High rows. Not with your ego. Not with your lower back. Not by yanking the handles. Drive the elbows back, squeeze hard, and own the stretch. Simple movement. Brutal when done properly.

135,948 Aufrufe • vor 9 Tagen

After trying every fancy biceps variation, sometimes nothing feels better than going back to the old-school basics. Grab a barbell. Curl it hard. Get stronger.

After trying every fancy biceps variation, sometimes nothing feels better than going back to the old-school basics. Grab a barbell. Curl it hard. Get stronger.

136,260 Aufrufe • vor 14 Tagen

Road to 30 clean pullups! Tried 20 today. Were these good reps? Or incomplete reps 😆

Road to 30 clean pullups! Tried 20 today. Were these good reps? Or incomplete reps 😆

52,947 Aufrufe • vor 7 Tagen

Hot take: most people would grow better quads from hack squats/pendulum squats than barbell squats. Agree or disagree?

Hot take: most people would grow better quads from hack squats/pendulum squats than barbell squats. Agree or disagree?

449,064 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten

Unpopular opinion: if your arms look small from the front, more biceps curls might not be the answer. Rope hammer curls hammer the brachialis + brachioradialis and add that dense, thick look to the upper arm and forearm. Get brutally strong at these.

Unpopular opinion: if your arms look small from the front, more biceps curls might not be the answer. Rope hammer curls hammer the brachialis + brachioradialis and add that dense, thick look to the upper arm and forearm. Get brutally strong at these.

80,225 Aufrufe • vor 16 Tagen

Unpopular opinion : Assisted pullups can help build a better back than weighted/body weight pullups alone. Don't be shy of incorporating this in your routine! Using the assisted pullups machines doesn't make you weak. The strongest lifters use it as a 'tool'.

Unpopular opinion : Assisted pullups can help build a better back than weighted/body weight pullups alone. Don't be shy of incorporating this in your routine! Using the assisted pullups machines doesn't make you weak. The strongest lifters use it as a 'tool'.

83,483 Aufrufe • vor 29 Tagen

Barbell curls are the only exercise where people train biceps, lower back, traps, ego and childhood trauma in one set. And we love it!

Barbell curls are the only exercise where people train biceps, lower back, traps, ego and childhood trauma in one set. And we love it!

129,888 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten

If you want big arms then you need to focus on developing your triceps. Triceps make almost 65% of your arms! Don't get lost in 10 different movements for your triceps. All you need is: An overhead tricep movement to hit your long tricep head in a stretched position. A tricep dip movement to hit your lateral and medial heads. Get brutally strong in these.

If you want big arms then you need to focus on developing your triceps. Triceps make almost 65% of your arms! Don't get lost in 10 different movements for your triceps. All you need is: An overhead tricep movement to hit your long tricep head in a stretched position. A tricep dip movement to hit your lateral and medial heads. Get brutally strong in these.

48,416 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten

You don’t need 17 ab exercises. You don’t need 500 crunches. You don’t need to “confuse the core.” Cable crunches + leg raises are enough to build thick, defined abs. Then comes the boring part: Get lean enough to see them. Add weight. Add reps. Progress. Abs are muscles. Stop training them like a punishment.

You don’t need 17 ab exercises. You don’t need 500 crunches. You don’t need to “confuse the core.” Cable crunches + leg raises are enough to build thick, defined abs. Then comes the boring part: Get lean enough to see them. Add weight. Add reps. Progress. Abs are muscles. Stop training them like a punishment.

44,187 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten

Your triceps will never be maxed out if all you do is pressdowns. Train them overhead. That position loads the long head at longer muscle lengths — exactly where hypertrophy stimulus can be especially potent. Pressdowns are good. Overhead extensions are non-negotiable.

Your triceps will never be maxed out if all you do is pressdowns. Train them overhead. That position loads the long head at longer muscle lengths — exactly where hypertrophy stimulus can be especially potent. Pressdowns are good. Overhead extensions are non-negotiable.

16,761 Aufrufe • vor 20 Tagen

Pec dec form check. Some will call this decent execution. Others will say it’s absolutely terrible! Which side are you on—good form or bad form?

Pec dec form check. Some will call this decent execution. Others will say it’s absolutely terrible! Which side are you on—good form or bad form?

18,947 Aufrufe • vor 25 Tagen

Dear form police, Is this curl legal? Or will I be sentenced to 3 sets of pink dumbbells and “strict tempo” for life? 😛

Dear form police, Is this curl legal? Or will I be sentenced to 3 sets of pink dumbbells and “strict tempo” for life? 😛

36,251 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten

How bad were these reps? Do you include unilateral movements in your routine?

How bad were these reps? Do you include unilateral movements in your routine?

27,554 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten

Solid upper body day today. The 7th rep took me almost 7 seconds, lol. How long does your last rep take to complete?

Solid upper body day today. The 7th rep took me almost 7 seconds, lol. How long does your last rep take to complete?

30,052 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten

Is there anyone who still does this old school movement?

Is there anyone who still does this old school movement?

27,941 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten

Does the barbell cult consider this a legit leg builder?

Does the barbell cult consider this a legit leg builder?

22,587 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten

This is what I've switched to. That hack squat machine wasn't great with the pad at the bottom cutting the ROM short. But the flak you get on the internet for a seemingly harmless video is mind boggling 😆

This is what I've switched to. That hack squat machine wasn't great with the pad at the bottom cutting the ROM short. But the flak you get on the internet for a seemingly harmless video is mind boggling 😆

19,563 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten

I've seen a lot of people doing quarter reps on leg press. The minimum depth you should achieve is that on the left frame. Want max gains? Try going as deep as on the right frame. And then you'll see the plates 'coming off' one by one 😆

I've seen a lot of people doing quarter reps on leg press. The minimum depth you should achieve is that on the left frame. Want max gains? Try going as deep as on the right frame. And then you'll see the plates 'coming off' one by one 😆

11,004 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat

Glad there are hammer strength machines now. It was difficult to progress with dumbbells. I'll leave the floodgates open for free weight purists and form police to attack me 😆

Glad there are hammer strength machines now. It was difficult to progress with dumbbells. I'll leave the floodgates open for free weight purists and form police to attack me 😆

13,943 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten